About Me
Wendi Chen (陈文嘉) is a multidisciplinary problem solver who creates artwork for video games, children's media, comics, galleries, and advertising. Born in Beijing and raised in Metro Detroit, she eventually settled in Seattle to work as a game artist. She currently sells her art at the historic Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, where she sets up shop 3-5 times a week among a bevy of eclectic farmers and artisans. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, running, hiking, playing the piano, and being by the ocean.
Wendi regularly exhibits her work in art galleries and comic conventions across the country, due to her insatiable desire to be busy and sleep-deprived at all times. For details on upcoming shows and convention schedules, refer to the Events page.
Please feel free to send a message through the contact form if you have any inquiries. For general life/art updates, check out the Blog.
Events & Exhibitions
(For upcoming shows, visit the events page)
KidPLACE Exhibit + Family Fun Day Aug. 15, 2015 - Wing Luke Museum, Seattle WA
VanCAF 2015 May 23-24, 2015 - 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver BC
Sakura-Con 2015 April 3-5, 2015 - Exhibitor's Booth #709, Seattle WA
Emerald City Comic Con 2015 March 27-29, 2015 - Exhibitor's Booth #502, Seattle WA
Akira Toriyama / Dragonball Tribute Show Nov. 15, 2014 - Q Pop Shop, Los Angeles CA
Fremont Monster Show Nov. 7-20, 2014 - Stone Way Cafe, Seattle WA
Geek Girl Con Oct. 11-12, 2014 - Exhibitor's Booth #104, Seattle WA
Rose City Comic Con Sept. 20-21, 2014 - Exhibitor's Booth #1310, Portland OR
Steven Universe / Adventure Time Exhibition Aug. 9-31, 2014 - Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra CA
Local Color: Art Showcase Jun. 14 - Oct. 15, 2014 - Local Color Art & Coffee, Seattle WA
Emerald City Comic Con 2014 March 28-30, 2014 - Exhibitor's Booth #502, Seattle WA
Bemis Spring Art Show 2014 March 22-23, 2014 - Bemis Art Building, Seattle WA
Great Personality Exhibition + Game Jan. 24 - Feb. 21, 2014 - Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis MN
Hayao Miyazaki Tribute Show Jan. 10 - Feb. 10, 2014 - Urban Light Studios - Seattle WA
Rolemodels Exhibition Oct. 24 - Nov. 30, 2013 - Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis MN
Client List
Companies
ArenaNet
BOOM! Studios
Canson USA
HarperCollins Publishers
Dreamworks Animation Fine Art
Pokémon USA
Wing Luke Museum
Publications
Juxtapoz Magazine
Animation Magazine
Kotaku.com
Buzzfeed.com
The Pixar Times
Skills & Specialties
Adobe Creative Cloud - Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom. Familiar with Premiere and Audition.
Canon 5D Mark II / Lightroom CC - Professional portrait photographer of 5+ years.
HTML/CSS - Skilled at front-end web development adhering to W3C standards. Competent with many CMS tools, including Wordpress and Squarespace.
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, no accent.
Concept Art
Promotional / Cover illustration
Color Stylist
Background Painter
Character / Prop Design
UI / UX Design
Portrait Photography
Work Experience
Craftsperson, Pike Place Market, April 2017 – Present (Seattle WA)
Graphic Designer, Pokémon, August 2015 – January 2016 (Bellevue WA)
2D Game/Concept Artist, DoubleDown Interactive, June 2012 – May 2015 (Seattle WA)
Corporate Portrait Photographer, ZocDoc, January 2012 – May 2012 (Detroit MI)
Character/Environment Artist, Iridium Studios, Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2012
Freelance Illustrator, Dreamworks Animation Fine Art, November 2010 – Dec. 2011